Alice Teh Larsson

Library Member

Nov 15, 2015

I became a library member last Sunday! I joined as a foreign member and the whole process was seamless and so efficient from start to finish. Prior to the visit, I did some research on the NLB’s website and found everything I needed to know such as […] — read more
My Move to Singapore

Nov 15, 2015

I’ve moved to Singapore! Earlier in September, I received the great news about my relocation to Singapore for my new role based at the client’s office at Microsoft. The past four weeks had been hectic managing both my new work […] — read more
24 Daily Habits

Oct 4, 2015

I found this article/poster 24 Daily Habits that Will Boost Your Intelligence by Larry Kim on Inc.com and absolutely loving it. Everything on it resonated. I’m not much of a newspaper reader though. — read more
Coloring

Aug 29, 2015

2015 is the year my love for coloring is rekindled. A few things are close to my heart: reading, traveling and studying languages. But I have forgotten about my love for coloring. When I was a kid in primary school, I loved participating in coloring contests. I’d buy magazines with my pocket money and the… — read more
Exploring Latin

Aug 22, 2015

For a while I was learning Latin (after I got the hang of Italian) but then got distracted by other pursuits. I must admit I do get easily distracted. I’ll poke around at some new things and if it’s something I really want to dive into, for example Italian, I’ll commit. If not, I know… — read more
River God

Aug 12, 2015

River God by Wilbur Smith is my first epic historical saga. I immediately took an intense liking to Taita, a very talented and intellectual eunuch slave. This novel—the first of the five in the Ancient Egypt series—is narrated by Taita. According to Wilbur Smith, the story in River God is real, based on the scrolls… — read more
Hong Kong Bar, Penang

Jun 21, 2015

For the first time after five years of living in Penang, I finally step foot into Hong Kong Bar at Chulia Street. For this, I must thank a friend, Simon Penny, because without his and his friends’ postings on social media, I wouldn’t have noticed this super cool, old-fashioned (but in a very good way)… — read more
The Art of Happiness

Jun 6, 2015

A few weeks ago I finished reading THE ART OF HAPPINESS: A Handbook for Living by His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler. It was my constant companion every morning while commuting to work in the bus or while waiting for it. Having just finished MINDFULNESS FOR EVERY DAY LIVING by Christopher Titmuss,… — read more
Coursera: Miracles of Human Language

May 20, 2015

Today I received my fourth certificate from Coursera for the course MIRACLES OF HUMAN LANGUAGE: An Introduction to Linguistics taught by Leiden University. My first completed Coursera course was way back in 2013, […] — read more
Coursera: Miracles of Human Language (Notes)

May 10, 2015

It’s a wrap!This is my final weekend geeking out in the Coursera course on MIRACLES OF HUMAN LANGUAGE by Leiden University. The course deadline for all quizzes and final exam is May 11. All good things must come to an end and I must say I LOVED THIS MOOC (massive open online course)! — read more